Insulated animal enclosure

Abstract

An insulated animal enclosure configured to be conveniently maintained at a cool and comfortable interior temperature. The insulated animal enclosure includes an inner habitat and an outer housing. The cuter housing includes an opening configured to receive the inner habitat therein and substantially surrounds the inner habitat at a spaced-apart distance thereof. Cooling means are placed within the spaced-apart distance between the outer housing and the inner habitat to assist in maintaining a controlled temperature environment. The inner habitat additionally includes an opening therein to allow an animal to enter and exit the structure at will.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of co-pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 568,553, filed on May 6, 2004, the entire specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to enclosures for animals, and more particularly, to an insulated animal enclosure configured to be conveniently maintained at a cool and comfortable interior temperature.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]A wide variety of animals require carefully maintained environments while in captivity in order to survive. Many domesticated animals have been transported to geographic locations unsuited for their survival and depend heavily upon owner care for comfort and survival.[0006]Animal caretakers have resorted to a number of solutions in their effort to lessen the discomfort and potential dangers posed by excessively hot or cold environme...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]An object of the present invention is to provide an insulated animal enclosure that is lightweight and portable so that it can be easily and conveniently moved as desired.

[0014]An additional object of the present invention is to provide an insulated animal enclosure having an opening therein to permit an animal to easily enter and exit the structure at will.

[0017]It is also an object of the present invention to provide an insulated animal enclosure that is free from noise and / or vibrations.

[0018]Another object of the present invention is to provide an insulated animal enclosure that permits a pet owner to leave their animal unattended for extended periods of time without having to worry about the pet suffering from discomfort due to excessive heat or cold possibly leading to heatstroke, frostbite, and in extreme cases, even death.

[0019]In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, an insulated animal enclosure is configured to be conveniently maintained at a cool and comfortable interior temperature. The insulated animal enclosure includes an inner habitat and an outer housing. The outer housing includes an opening configured to receive the inner habitat therein and substantially surrounds the inner habitat at a spaced-apart distance thereof. Cooling means are placed within the spaced-apart distance between the outer housing and the inner habitat to assist in maintaining a controlled temperature environment. The inner habitat additionally includes an opening therein to allow an animal to enter and exit the structure at will.

Problems solved by technology

Many domesticated animals have been transported to geographic locations unsuited for their survival and depend heavily upon owner care for comfort and survival.

Although a variety of different approaches have been attempted in the past, existing solutions have consisted basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations that have proven to be inadequate or impractical in application.

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